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Views In Palestine

Print
1803-4 (published)
Artist/Maker
R. Bowyer (publishers)
Luigi Mayer (artist)
William Watts (engraver)
Place of origin
Britain (published)

Etching and aquatint, printed in black and brown, with additional colouring by hand, depicting a view in Palestine from a double volume of 'Views In Palestine' and 'Views In The Ottoman Empire' (24 plates each). Half bound in brown morocco. Title page lettered in English and French. Each plate lettered with title in English and French, and variously, 'L.Mayer del.' and 'Published by R.Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall', followed by '1803' or '1804'.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Views In Palestine (series title)
  • Views In The Ottoman Empire (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and aquatint
Paper
Etching
Aquatint
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Etching and aquatint after designs by Luigi Mayer, from volumes (2) bound in one, comprising plates (24 each) with descriptive texts, entitled 'Views In Palestine', and 'Views In The Ottoman Empire', published by R. Bowyer in 1804 and 1803 respectively. Great Britain, 1803-1804.
Physical description
Etching and aquatint, printed in black and brown, with additional colouring by hand, depicting a view in Palestine from a double volume of 'Views In Palestine' and 'Views In The Ottoman Empire' (24 plates each). Half bound in brown morocco. Title page lettered in English and French. Each plate lettered with title in English and French, and variously, 'L.Mayer del.' and 'Published by R.Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall', followed by '1803' or '1804'.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 47.4cm
  • Width: 32.9cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Places depicted
Palestine
Middle East
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SP.377:19

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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